Eminem has defended his guest verse on Kid Rock’s new faith-based album, saying a friendship that goes back decades matters more than the political divide between them. “Not about choosing sides, just choosing to make music with my old friend. Praying for all of us,” he wrote on social media hours after Halfway 2 Jesus came out on Friday.

His verse appears on “Heal My Faith,” which isn’t the song he was originally announced for. He was first billed on “7 Sins,” but the tracklist was reshuffled at the last minute, with Lil Wayne taking that song and Eminem moving to “Heal My Faith.” Kid Rock told Billboard they agreed they didn’t need two songs together, joking that otherwise “people are going to think we’re dating.” He also said he “really didn’t want to drag him into my political world,” and that the two talk politics only “a little bit, not a ton.”

  • the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world
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    22 hours ago

    People used to get mad when I told the Eminem was a sellout who deserves no respect, hell they still do. But I stand by it and shit like this is why.

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      21 hours ago

      He’s always been overrated and kind of pathetic.

      He was “feuding” with Britney Spears in 2000… When he was 28 and she was 19.

      He was pushing 30 when he wrote

      These fuckin’ brats can’t sing and Britney’s garbage
      What’s this bitch, r*tarded? Give me back my sixteen dollars!
      All I see is sissies in magazines smilin’ (Hee-hee!)
      Whatever happened to wilin’ out and bein’ violent?
      Whatever happened to catchin’ a good old-fashioned passionate ass-whoopin’
      And gettin’ your shoes, coat and your hat tooken?
      New Kids on the Block suck a lot of dick
      Boy, girl groups make me sick
      And I can’t wait 'til I catch all you f*ggots in public
      I’ma love it (Hahaha)

      11-year-olds definitely loved it.

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        18 hours ago

        It’s always amazed me how much he’s grown as a person since that time of his life.

        Looking at all the very problematic celebrities out there and you’re hanging a guy out to dry because he had a rough patch but ultimately turned out to be a pretty decent person?

        So what if he made a song with grandpa rock they’re both old detroit artists.

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          4 hours ago

          he hasnt grown, he just knew how to keep quiet until now, he always been a POS. stop excusing the behaviour of magats.

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          16 hours ago

          I’d be more willing to forgive Em if not for this fascism arc he seems to be wading into.

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          16 hours ago

          What a politican type comment just trying to turn his shit into roses.

          He’s a pos like kid rock. He’s never been the best rapper alive or whatever, he’s just been white. that’s why so many people liked him, the racism. He sucks and always has

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            16 hours ago

            It’s fine to have an opinion but can you point to something in the last twenty years besides overcoming an addiction that makes you feel that way?

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      22 hours ago

      The guy that made songs about killing his ex and driving her dead body across the country to dump her body in the ocean even having the opportunity to sell out has always been wild to me.